Marc
Chagall

1887 – 1985

“Despite all the troubles of our world, I have never abandoned in my heart the love in which I was brought up, or the hope of man in love. In life, as on the artist's palette, there is only one color that gives meaning to life and art: the color of love.”

Bio

Born in Vitebsk, Russia into a working-class family, Chagall knew he was destined for great things. “I had to find some special occupation, some kind of work that would not force me to turn away from the sky and the stars, that would allow me to discover the meaning of life,” he once wrote. Chagall was celebrated for his dreamlike, color-rich compositions that defied modernist trends in favor of a deeply personal, poetic vision. After moving to Paris in 1910 and connecting with avant-garde figures like Picasso and Apollinaire, Chagall returned briefly to Russia during WWI before ultimately fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe for New York. Following his wife Bella’s death, he resumed painting and later completed major commissions for institutions like the Paris Opera House and Lincoln Center. A master of fantasy and emotion, Chagall remained fiercely individualistic, creating a legacy defined by romance, memory, and imagination.

Portrait of Marc Chagall looking to the left

Marc Chagall
Chloe’s Judgement

16.5” x 25.2”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper

Marc Chagall
On Sundays

15 1/16” x 10 7/8” 
Original lithograph printed in colors on wove paper

Marc Chagall
Le Cirque M. 499

16” x 12”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Velin d’Arches wove paper

Marc Chagall
Daphnis and Lycenion

28.5” x 24.5”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper.

Marc Chagall
Daphnis’ Dream And The Nymphs

16.5” x 12.63”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper

Marc Chagall
Chloe is Carried Off by the Methymneans

21.25” x 29”
Original lithograph printed in colors on wove paper bearing the “ARCHES” blockletter watermark

Marc Chagall
The Wedding Night

16.5” x 25.25”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper

Marc Chagall
Dorcon

28.75” x 37.3”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper

Marc Chagall
Le Cirque M. 510

16” x 25”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Velin d’Arches wove paper

Marc Chagall
Le Cirque M. 501

16.75” x 12.75”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper

Marc Chagall
Untitled from The Circus

28.75” x 24.75”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper.

Marc Chagall
Frontispiece (Mourlot 490) from The Circus

28.75” x 24.75”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper.

Marc Chagall
The Little Swallow

16.5” x 12.63”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper

Marc Chagall
The Circus with the Angel

23.38” x 19.25”
Original lithograph printed in colors on wove paper bearing the “Arches” watermark

Marc Chagall
The Syrinx Fable

16.5” x 12.63”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper

Marc Chagall
The Bay of Angels

12.5” x 9.5”
Color lithograph

Marc Chagall
Vision of Paris

12.5” x 9.5”
Color lithograph

Marc Chagall
Lovers with Red Sun

12.5” x 9.5”
Color lithograph

Marc Chagall
Le Cirque M. 522

28.5” x 24.5”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper.

Marc Chagall
Le Printemps

16.5” x 25.25”
Original lithograph printed in colors on Arches wove paper.

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